Fred Williams
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 114 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-044706 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Solid jive | Curtis Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044707 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Love is a loving way | Curtis Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044708 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Gold digger blues | Curtis Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044709 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Sugar bowl blues | Curtis Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-049196 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | I been dealing with the devil | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-049197 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | War time blues | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-049198 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | Train fare blues | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-049199 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | Decoration Day blues no. 2 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053000 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | New "Early in the morning" | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053001 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | Welfare store blues | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053002 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | My little machine | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053003 | 10-in. | 5/17/1940 | Jivin' the blues | Sonny Boy Williamson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1802 | 10-in. | 1/29/1937 | Let's reel and rock | Big Bill Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1803 | 10-in. | 1/29/1937 | Come up to my house | Big Bill Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1920 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | Louise, Louise blues | Big Bil | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1921 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | Let me be your winder | Big Bil | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1925 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | Hot stuff | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with trumpet, piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1926 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | Living the best I can | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with trumpet, piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1927 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | You can't rule me | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with trumpet, piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1928 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | No need you doggin' me | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with trumpet, piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1929 | 10-in. | 6/9/1937 | Look what you got | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with trumpet, piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1936 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | My baby don't want me no more | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1937 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Wants cake when I'm hungry | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1938 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Down in the alley | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | C1939 | 10-in. | 6/22/1937 | Blues everywhere | Memphis Minnie | Female vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Fred," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211052.
Williams, Fred. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211052.
"Williams, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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